March 27, 2017

Do you ever just really stare at a familiar face until it doesn't make sense anymore? Kind of like saying a word over and over until it loses all meaning. It's interesting.

This morning I slept in and then watched YouTube videos for awhile. For lunch I made scrambled eggs and cornmeal pancakes. I don't know if cornmeal pancakes are my thing. They weren't bad but they were more dense than I was expecting and I think that threw me off a little bit. I don't know that I will be making them again but I am glad I did. Now I need to look into cornbread and see if I have enough cornmeal left over for that.

Eventually I got around to going over to my Mom's house to do laundry. I got it all done in one load, and probably could have made it to next weekend, but I figured I might as well do it just to be safe. While that was going I looked through the book of pictures I checked out about the Japanese internment during WWII. It is such an interesting and odd and unbelievable part of our history that doesn't get much airplay. I also worry that it won't always remain a part of history, but be brought back, for a different race or religion, depending on how things go around the world. Kind of terrifying.

When I got home I made rice and roasted vegetables. I should be good for the rest of the week. I added in sugar snap peas, just to try something new, and they worked out. The original recipe was just carrots, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, so that is what I stuck with. Then I added in broccoli, and now I've got sugar snap peas. I'd like to throw in other random vegetables from time to time. Keep things interesting.

Tonight I watched the new Resident Evil movie. I feel like I missed a movie at some point. Or maybe it's just been too long since I've seen any of them. Or maybe the new one and the last one don't seamlessly connect and I wasn't paying enough attention. I don't know. I enjoyed the movie, though. The franchise has come a long way since the first movie. I've never really paid much attention to the overall story but if this is truly the last one I might need to marathon all the movies at some point to see if the story makes any sense.

While watching the movie I played more Absolute Drift. I started playing it the other day and I think I forgot to mention it. It was one of the reasons I was up so late. It's kind of addictive. Not as addictive as a Trials game, but it's up there. At some point I want to watch videos of someone who is actually good at the game. The potential for the game to look really cool in the right hands is definitely there. I'm kind of awful, though.

Now I'm going to record my audio journal and then think about going to bed. Sleeping in on a day off when I have to work the next morning is almost always a mistake when it comes to going to bed that night. But sometimes I just can't help myself. Oh well.